From app-controlled lights to connected thermostats and smart locks, there are many gadgets to update your smart home. The newest to join the club is Otto Smart Lock, which probably is the smallest and sleekest IoT home security device. Otto is capable of anticipating your arrival and allows access with a single press. So, no need to deal with traditional keypads – just one touch and you’re inside your home. But it comes with a ridiculous price tag!
While it is affordable to buy a smartphone with good technical specifications nowadays, Lamborghini Alpha One Luxury Smartphone is priced at a cool $2,450. Known as the ‘Alpha One Premium Package,’ the high-end smartphone has Italian handmade leather back that sports company’s ‘Ranging Bull’ logo.
To commemorate the 20th anniversary of their renowned X1 espresso machine, Italian brand Illy has created the updated anniversary edition of the same iconic coffee maker. Reuniting beauty and technology, the upgraded version features characteristics of Illy innovation and aesthetics of the illetta, the invention of founder Francesco Illy (patented in 1935), which is recognized as the first espresso machine to introduce automatic water dosing and high pressure.
For those who simply can’t do without music and cigarettes, Tokyo-based firm AMBUSH has created a stylish Cassette Player Cigarette Case to add nostalgic flair to your smoke time. The brand is often known for combining riotous rock and vintage Americana in form of such avant-garde designs. Keeping up their signature style in mind, they have now brought something stylish, classy and cool for smokers as well as music lovers.
It’s still difficult to forget Bang & Olufsen Beolab 90 speaker that comes with eccentric design and powerful sound. Known for their unusual high-end audio devices, Danish consumer electronics company has this time created a minimalist yet powerful audio equipment, dubbed Beolab 50. The cutting-edge audio gear boasts brilliant design, 2,100 watts of power, and acoustic lens for optimal sound.
Fidget spinners are the must-have toys for 2017 – these are billed as stress busters, however, some schools even banned them saying it causes distraction. Nevertheless, people love this cool gadget that features a ball bearing in the center and spins effortlessly with the flick of a finger for a few minutes at most. But the subsidiary of precision machinery maker NSK has created ‘Rolls Royce of fidget spinners,’ Saturn Spinner, which can whirl constantly for 12 minutes.
To make the world an eco-friendly place, instrument manufacturing companies like PRS, Wallace Detroit Guitars and Fender are using reclaimed wood from city’s buildings to make some of their custom guitars. Combining sustainability perspective with a unique vibe of history, this time Fender has come up with limited edition Front Row Legend Esquire line made from 100-year-old benches from Hollywood Bowl.
Gator Cases brings a new line of guitar cases integrated with an interior LED light fixture. Dubbed LED Edition, the new series is available in options for bass and electric guitars. The highlighting feature of these latest guitar cases is the embedded LED lights within the interior lid of the case – making the storage compartment illuminate when the case is opened.
With the beginning of the season 7, everyone seems to be engulfed in Game of Thrones fever. Conveying the grandeur of this remarkable saga, Italian luxury company Montegrappa has recently announced a limited edition series Game of Thrones-themed Iron Throne pens. These luxury writing instruments are designed to cherish and sustain essence of the most coveted seat in Westeros.
British technology startup Gravity is aiming to bring 3D printed jet-powered flying Iron Man suit into reality. Richard Browning, co-founder of Gravity, has invented and patented this flying Iron Man suit to re-imagine manned flight or simply to feel like Iron Man in real life.